Downspout Splash Block

One of the small projects, that we squeezed in between mowing and weeding, was throwing down some small rocks on the south side of the house.  The small bushes are the blueberries bushes that we planted last year.  The berries were very yummy and surprisingly plentiful, too.

Excuse the burnt and dried up grass.  The rain has been sporadic and light all summer.

There is a downspout with an extension on the front of the house that sticks out on this side of the house.  It works out great because the ground is slanted downward and from left to right in the photo above and away from the house.  Rather than send the water to the lawn, which is fine but our blueberries need to stay hydrated first.

See that dark green thing on the left side of the above photo?  It's this resin splash block.  It is pretty but it's green and it sticks out like a sore green thumb.

So I took these.

and spray painted the splash block.

And after the two coats of grey were dried (I left it overnight to dry) then........... 

......I gave it a light coat and by light, I mean faint dusting of the faux granite spray paint in black granite.  Less is more when using these faux finish spray paints.  Before spraying any item, first spray onto a piece of cardboard so you can get a feel for how it comes out of the nozzle. 

Greys can be a difficult color and even more difficult to photograph when you have zero photographic skills.  A grey with a tint of blue will read BLUE in the sun.  I didn't want that color anywhere near the splash guard so I picked a light grey by Krylon in Dual Superbond Paint and Primer.  It works on plastics/resin and has the primer included.  This meant one less coat of paint.

 For the faux granite look, I used Krylon Stone Coarse Finish in the finish, black granite.

Again ....it's not that blue....I swear.

The splash block now blends in better with the small rocks than the original dark green color.  

We are pleased with the results because we were unhappy with that long piece of bright white downspout extension sticking out from the house  AND now the new set up directs the water towards the blueberries.

Click here to see the splash block in action.

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Our next post will be about how we use gargoyles to disguise downspout extensions on the back of the house. 

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